THE COURTS

MONROE COUNTY

Local Rules of Judicial Administration; 5 AD 2016

[46 Pa.B. 7815]
[Saturday, December 17, 2016]

Order Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 103(c)

 And Now, this 2nd day of December, 2016, it is Ordered that the following Rules of the Court of Common Pleas of the 43rd Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Monroe County, are implemented, to be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 It Is Further Ordered that the District Court Administrator shall:

 1. File a copy of this order and copy of the local rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC).

 2. File with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin two (2) paper copies and one (1) computer diskette, CD-ROM, or other agreed upon alternate format copy which complies with 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b) containing the text of the local rules.

 3. Provide one (1) copy of the local rule changes to the Monroe County Law Library.

 4. Keep such local rules, as well as all local rules, continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the Prothonotary of Monroe County and on the website of the 43rd Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Court of Common Pleas at www.monroepacourts.us. Upon request and payment of reasonable cost of reproduction and mailing, the Prothonotary shall furnish to any person a copy of any local rule.

 5. Arrange to have the local rules published on the Monroe County Bar Association website at www.monroebar.org.

By the Court

MARGHERITA PATTI-WORTHINGTON, 
President Judge

Rules of Judicial Administration

Local Rules

Rule 4007. Requests for Transcripts.

 (A) Rough draft transcripts shall not be available in this Court.

 (B) Deposit or partial payment amounts shall be 95% of the total transcript cost estimated by the Office of Court Administration and ordered by the Judge of record. Deposit or partial payment amounts shall be made within fourteen (14) days of the date of the court order directing the deposit or partial payment amount. Orders directing deposit payments and ordering transcription will be vacated if deposit or partial payment amounts are not remitted within the stated timeframe.

 (C) Upon completion of the transcript, the Court Reporter, Recorder or Transcriptionist shall file of record Form A—Notice of Completion of Transcript and serve a copy on the requesting party by regular mail and the District Court Administrator.

 (D) All payments, including deposit and final payments, shall be made payable to the 43rd Judicial District, remitted at the appropriate filing office and accompanied by Form B—Notice of Payment. All payments shall be nonrefundable. Requesting parties shall file of record Form B—Notice of Payment and serve a copy on the District Court Administrator by hand delivery, by mail, by facsimile transmission or by email to transcripts@monroepacourts.us. The filing office shall place all payments in escrow on the case until such time as the District Court Administrator files of record Form C—Praecipe to Disburse Funds.

 (E) The District Court Administrator shall file of record Form C—Praecipe to Disburse Funds, notifying the appropriate filing office to disburse funds deposited in escrow in accordance with these rules to the Controller's Office for payment to the transcriptionist, in the following instances:

 a. Within thirty (30) days of delivery of the final transcript to the requesting party; and

 b. When payment of the balance owed is not made within thirty (30) days from the date of filing of Form A—Notice of Completed Transcript.

Rule 4008. Transcript Costs Payable by a Requesting Party Other Than the Commonwealth or a Subdivision Thereof.

 (A) The reasonable surcharge in cases such as mass tort, medical malpractice or other unusually complex litigation, where there is a need for Court Reporters or Recorders to significantly expand their dictionary shall be the following:

 a. For an ordinary transcript, $4.25 per page;

 b. For an expedited transcript, $5.25 per page;

 c. For a daily transcript, $6.25 per page;

 d. For same day delivery, $8.25 per page; and

 e. In bound paper format, additional $0.25 per page.

Rule 4009. Fees and Procedures.

 (A) The fees to be paid for all court reporting products are as follows:

 a. Transcripts requested in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4008(A) shall have costs assessed as noted therein.

 b. Transcripts requested in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4008(B)(1) shall have costs waived for the requesting party and imputed to the Court for payment to the Transcriptionist. In accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4007(F), no deposit shall be required.

 c. Transcripts requested in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4008(B)(2) shall have costs assessed as follows:

 i. For an ordinary transcript, $1.25 per page;

 ii. For an expedited transcript, $1.75 per page;

 iii. For a daily transcript, $2.25 per page;

 iv. For same day delivery, $3.25 per page; and

 v. In bound paper format, additional $0.13 per page.

 d. Transcripts requested in accordance with Monroe Co.R.J.A. 4008(A) shall have costs assessed as noted therein.

 e. Transcript costs payable by the Commonwealth or subdivision thereof shall have costs assessed as follows:

 i. For an ordinary transcript, $2.00 per page;

 ii. For an expedited transcript, $3.00 per page;

 iii. For a daily transcript, $4.00 per page;

 iv. For same day delivery, $6.00 per page; and

 v. In bound paper format, additional $0.25 per page.

 f. The fee for a Real-time feed shall be $4.25 per page for the duration of the proceedings.

 g. The fee for court orders shall be $1.50 per order.

 h. Transcripts prepared at the initiation of the Court shall have costs assessed in accordance with subsection (e) of this rule.

 (B) All requests for transcripts shall be filed of record in the appropriate filing office. Requests shall be in the form of a motion and shall include the case caption, the standardized form provided by the State Court Administrator in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4007(A) and verification. Service of the request shall be made in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4007(B).

 (C) Requests for waiver or reduction of costs shall be made by motion to the Judge of record, filed of record in the appropriate filing office, and served in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 4007(B).

Rule 4011. Deadline for Delivery of Transcript.

 Transcription shall commence for cases under appeal upon remittance of the required deposit in accordance with Pa.R.A.P. 1911(a) and 1922(a) and in the manner prescribed in Monroe Co.R.J.A. 4007.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
MONROE COUNTY
FORTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

,	:	20
Plaintiff	:
	:
v.	:
	:
,	:
Defendant	:

Form A: NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TRANSCRIPT

 The transcript directed to be completed by Order of Court dated   is complete. A copy has been provided to the Judge of record. The final balance due is   . Upon payment of final balance in accordance with Monroe Co.R.J.A. 4007(D), the transcript will be delivered to the requesting party.

 
_________________
          Transcriptionist

cc:   , Requesting Party
  Renee L. Danser, Esq., District Court Administrator

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
MONROE COUNTY
FORTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

,	:	20
Plaintiff	:
	:
v.	:
	:
,	:
Defendant	:

Form B: NOTICE OF PAYMENT

 [  ] Deposit payment [  ] Final payment is made in the amount of    for the transcript directed to be completed by Order of Court dated    .

 
_________________
          Requestor

cc:   Renee L. Danser, Esq., District Court Adminis-
     trator

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
MONROE COUNTY
FORTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

,	:	20
Plaintiff	:
	:
v.	:
	:
,	:
Defendant	:

Form C: PRAECIPE TO DISBURSE FUNDS

TO THE FILING OFFICE:

 Please disburse funds held in escrow on the above-captioned case for transcription to the Office of the Controller for purposes of payment to the following transcriptionist(s) in the amounts noted:

 1. To   disburse the amount of   .

 2. To   disburse the amount of   .

 3. To   disburse the amount of   .

 
_________________
          District Court Administrator

cc:   Controller, County of Monroe

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-2190. Filed for public inspection December 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]

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